Senate Bill sb1420e1

    SB 1420                                        First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state employment; providing

  3         for the resolution of certain collective

  4         bargaining issues at impasse between the State

  5         of Florida and certified bargaining units of

  6         state employees; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  All noneconomic collective bargaining

11  issues at impasse for the 2007-2008 fiscal year between the

12  State of Florida and the legal representatives of the

13  certified bargaining units for state employees shall be

14  resolved as follows:

15         (1)  Collective bargaining issues at impasse between

16  the State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service

17  Association regarding Article 16 "Retirement," Article 20

18  "Training and Education," Article 23 "Hours of Work and

19  Overtime," and Article 24 "On Call, Assignment, Call Back and

20  Residency" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo

21  under the language of the current collective bargaining

22  agreement.

23         (2)  Collective bargaining issues at impasse between

24  the State of Florida and the American Federation of State,

25  County and Municipal Employees, Florida Council 79 regarding

26  Article 5 "Union Activities and Employee Representation,"

27  Article 8 "Workforce Reduction," Article 9 "Vacant (formerly

28  known as "Reassignment and Transfer"), Article 10 "Vacant

29  (formerly known as "Promotion")," Article 15 "Length of

30  Service Preference," Article 18 "Leaves of Absence, Hours of

31  Work, Disability Leave," Article 24 "On Call, Assignment and


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    SB 1420                                        First Engrossed



 1  Call Back," Article 28 "Travel Expenses," AFSCME Proposed New

 2  Article "Professional and Occupational Employee Licensure and

 3  Continuing Education," and AFSCME Proposed New Article

 4  "Special Risk Retirement" shall be resolved by maintaining the

 5  status quo under the language of the current collective

 6  bargaining agreement.

 7         (3)  Collective bargaining issues at impasse between

 8  the State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association -

 9  Security Services Unit regarding Article 7 "Discipline and

10  Discharge" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo

11  under the language of the current collective bargaining

12  agreement. All collective bargaining issues at impasse

13  regarding Article 23 "Hours of Work and Overtime" shall be

14  resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of

15  the current collective bargaining agreement with respect to

16  Article 23, Sections 1(A), 1(C), 2(B)(2)(b) and 2(G) and shall

17  be resolved in accordance with the State of Florida's offer of

18  March 20, 2007, with respect to Sections 2(B)(2)(a),

19  2(B)(2)(c), and 2(B)(2)(d).

20         (4)  Collective bargaining issues at impasse between

21  the State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association -

22  Law Enforcement Unit regarding Article 9 "Reassignment,

23  Transfer, Change in Duty Station and Promotion," Article 10

24  "Disciplinary Action," Article 12 "Personnel Records," Article

25  14 "Performance Review," and Article 36 "Awards" shall be

26  resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of

27  the current collective bargaining agreement. All collective

28  bargaining issues at impasse regarding Article 18, Section 6

29  "Hours of Work, Leave, and Job-Connected Disability" shall be

30  resolved in accordance with the State of Florida's offer of

31  February 2, 2007.


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 1         (5)  Collective bargaining issues at impasse between

 2  the Department of the Lottery and the Federation of Public

 3  Employees regarding Article 4 "Grievance Procedure,

 4  Non-Disciplinary Cases" shall be resolved in accordance with

 5  the Department of the Lottery's Proposal 4-2 dated March 12,

 6  2007.

 7         (6)  All other mandatory collective bargaining issues

 8  at impasse for the 2007-2008 fiscal year which are not

 9  addressed by this act or the General Appropriations Act for

10  the 2007-2008 fiscal year shall be resolved consistent with

11  the personnel rules in effect on May 4, 2007, and by otherwise

12  maintaining the status quo under the language of the current

13  collective bargaining agreements.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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